Bloomington Bison
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. — In front of a record crowd of over 4,700 fans at Grossinger Motors Arena, the Bison’s season opener ended in heartbreaking fashion after multiple comeback efforts throughout the night. The visiting Iowa Heartlanders came out strong, striking early with a power-play goal to open the […]
Image courtesy of bloomingtonbisonhockey.com NORMAL, Ill. — The countdown is officially on for the start of the Bloomington Bison’s second ECHL season, as they will play host to the Iowa Heartlanders this Saturday, October 18, at Grossinger Motors Arena. Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski’s squad returns from training camp with […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – One of the reasons the Bloomington Bison got brought to town was to boost inner city spending. Now, with their inaugural season in the books, Bloomington’s Director of Arts And Entertainment, Anthony Nelson, is already seeing the impact. “Downtown businesses and the arena’s anchor tent have done wonders for foot traffic before […]
Image courtesy of the Bloomington Bison BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – With the first-ever Bloomington Bison season coming to a close, Director of Media Relations & Broadcasting Andy Zilch is reflecting on the team’s first year and shares what’s next for the franchise. “With this being the first season, it obviously posed different challenges. I think our […]
Image courtesy of the Bloomington Bison BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Bison stand one game below .500 at a record of 6-5 throughout the first month of play in the inaugural season. “The important thing is our game is trending the right trajectory,” Head Coach Barski said. “I think our guys are coming together, and […]
Image courtesy of Bloomington Bison BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Bison were unable to get in the win column against the Toledo Walleye on Friday and Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena. Game One: Walleye 2, Bison 0 Head Coach Phillip Barski’s squad was outshot 34-24 by the Walleye in total shot attempts, 14 of which […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Bison held its first preseason season in history from Oct. 7 -11 and wrapped up with an exhibition match against the Indy Fuel on Oct. 12 at Grossinger Motors Arena. Preseason Week Newly appointed Head Coach Phillip Barski and his staff spend the summer months scouting players to fit the […]
Image courtesy of Bloomingtonbisonhockey.com BLOOMINGTON, Ill. —Newly appointed Bloomington Bison Head Coach and General Manager Phil Barski spoke at the Bloomington City Council meeting on Monday night. Barski stressed the difficulty of having a new inaugural team in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) be successful in their first season. He provided a game plan to […]
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